Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arsenal 2nd with 74 points, Leicester City 18th with 25, 49 apart. Leicester City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester City 0.87 scored and 2.11 conceded per game, Arsenal 1.82 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.47.
From the last five rounds, Leicester City held 3 points of 15 and Arsenal 12.
26 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Leicester City 4, draws 5, Arsenal 17, at 3.15 goals per meeting.
The match was played at King Power Stadium (capacity 32,312). With 100 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, S. Barrott was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Arsenal: Mikel Merino (81'), Mikel Merino (87')
Key stats
Possession: Leicester City 40% · Arsenal 60% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-7